What color is #BAA6A6?

#BAA6A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAA6A6?

The RGB value is 186, 166, 166: 186 red, 166 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAA6A6?

The complementary color is #A6BABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAA6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAA6A6 color

#BAA6A6 rgb(186, 166, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAA6A6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 65.1% green and 65.1% blue (186, 166, 166).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#BAA6A6 color codes

HEX	`#BAA6A6`
RGB	`rgb(186, 166, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 65.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, 7.25, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 7.72, 20.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.768, 40.466, 41.732)`
Decimal	`12232358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAA6A6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAA6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAA6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAA6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #baa6a6; }
.text { color: #baa6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #baa6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 166 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #baa6a6, #bab0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BAA6A6?: #BAA6A6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAA6A6?: The RGB value is 186, 166, 166: 186 red, 166 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAA6A6?: The complementary color is #A6BABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAA6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.